Problem Child (film)

Problem Child is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan in his feature film directorial debut and produced by Robert Simonds. The film stars John Ritter, Michael Oliver, Jack Warden, Gilbert Gottfried, Amy Yasbeck and Michael Richards. The film revolves around a man named Ben Healy (Ritter), who, after learning his wife Flo is infertile, decides to adopt a boy named Junior (Oliver). Unbeknownst to him, Junior is a disruptive and unruly child, who knows nothing but chaos.

The film received negative reviews from critics, but it was nevertheless a box office success, grossing $72.2 million worldwide against a production budget of $11 million. Problem Child was followed by two sequels, Problem Child 2 (1991) and the made for TV Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (1995) as well as an animated series.